For The VA's Broken Health System, The Fix Needs A Fix
The fix is broken.Two years ago Congress created the Veterans Choice Program after scandals revealed that some veterans were waiting months to get essential medical care. The $10 billion program was...
View ArticleDespite Low Unemployment, Veterans Struggle To Find Meaningful Jobs
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View ArticleAfter Combat Stress, Violence Can Show Up At Home
Stacy Bannerman didn't recognize her husband after he returned from his second tour in Iraq."The man I had married was not the man that came back from war," she says.Bannerman's husband, a former...
View ArticleVeterans Vow To Fight Suicide With A Sword Forged From 9/11 Tragedy
Last winter, a retired Brooklyn firefighter drove down to Walter Reed Hospital, outside Washington, D.C., with what he considers holy artifacts: a bucket full of scraps from the World Trade...
View ArticleDespite $10B 'Fix,' Veterans Are Waiting Even Longer To See Doctors
Many veterans are still waiting to see a doctor.Two years ago, vets were waiting a long time for care at Veterans Affairs clinics across the country. At one facility in Phoenix, for example, veterans...
View ArticleHow Congress And The VA Left Many Veterans Without A 'Choice'
NPR — together with member stations from across the country — has been reporting on troubles with the Veterans Choice program, a $10 billion plan created by Congress two years ago to squash long wait...
View ArticleNew Report Says Pentagon Not Doing Enough For Sexual Assault Victims
In 2009, Emily Vorland went to Iraq with the Army for a year, hoping it would lead to a career in special operations. That dream was derailed not by the enemy, but by a superior officer, who started...
View ArticleDonald Trump Details Donations To Veterans Organizations
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View ArticleFor Doctors And Patients, 'Veterans Choice' Often Means Long Waits
When clinical psychiatrist Cher Morrow-Bradley and other health care providers call the Veterans Choice program, they are greeted with a recorded, 90-second "thank you" from Veterans Affairs Secretary...
View ArticleVA Panel Report To Suggest More Private Care Choices For Veterans
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View ArticleACLU Report Documents Deportation Of U.S. Veterans
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View ArticleIs Donald Trump Proposing Privatizing The VA?
Donald Trump picked a military town — Virginia Beach, Va. — to give a speech Monday on how he would go about overhauling the Department of Veterans Affairs if elected.He blamed the Obama administration...
View ArticleVeteran Authors Look To Reclaim The Story Of War
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View ArticleAfter A Vet's Suicide, Getting VA Benefits Can Compound A Family's Grief
Stephen Coning, a 26-year-old former Marine, took his own life this summer, leaving behind a wife and a 2-year-old son.By chance, it was the same week the Department of Veterans Affairs released...
View ArticleA U.S. Marine Tried To Warn A Comrade, Now He Faces A Discharge
Four years ago, Jason Brezler sent an urgent message to a fellow Marine in Afghanistan, warning him about a threat. The warning wasn't heeded, and two weeks later, three U.S. troops were dead.Now the...
View ArticlePlatform Check: Presidential Nominees Share Plans To Help Veterans
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View ArticleOn The Appalachian Trail, Combat Veterans Learn To Let Things Go
World War II veteran Earl Shaffer is believed to be the first American to walk the Appalachian Trail in one season, and his diary details the 124-day south-to-north trek. Back in 1948 Shaffer said he...
View ArticleA Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs
Thirteen years ago, just as the United States began what was to become its longest war, a futuristic wheelchair hit the market.The iBOT allowed paralyzed people, including many veterans of Iraq and...
View ArticleVeterans' Issues Nearly Ignored In Previous Presidential Debates
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View ArticleBecky Warren's 'War Surplus' Follows A Couple's Life After Deployment
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